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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 25742582, member: 99456&quot;][ATTACH=full]1644371[/ATTACH]</p><p>Painting by Guillaume Courtois, Jacques Courtois (&quot;Le Bourguignon&quot;), and Pietro Berrettini Da Cortona, created between 1662–1664, depicting Alexander the Great and Darius III, located in the <a href="https://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#/query/556cf16a-affc-4f2e-98f6-b5495e22b18e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#/query/556cf16a-affc-4f2e-98f6-b5495e22b18e" rel="nofollow">King&#039;s Apartment (Grand Couvert) at Versailles</a>, dimensions 188.1 x 344.8 cm, oil on canvas.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Battle of Gaugamela is a military engagement that shifts history. It leads to the collapse of the Persian Empire. The victory opens the path for Alexander III &quot;The Great&quot; to rule over much of the ancient world.&nbsp; Cilicia is the southeastern edge of modern Turkiye.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1644370[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was issued before the Battle of Gaugamela.&nbsp; Mazaeus was a key leader in the battles against Alexander, but peacefully surrendered Babylon after the defeat and Death of Darius III at Gaugamela (331 BCE).</p><p><br /></p><p>For more on this coin see: <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/masaeus-satrap-of-cilicia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/masaeus-satrap-of-cilicia" rel="nofollow">https://www.sullacoins.com/post/masaeus-satrap-of-cilicia</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Share coins of Cilicia under Persian rule, coins of Alexander the Great, or anything else you find interesting or entertaining.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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